. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. <^'"^^. Fie'uie 23, Figure 22. * It is not easy to assign the extent of these palafittes on acconnt of their border being often very sinuous. Some comprise a surface of several hectares, especially those on the southern shore of Lake Neuchatel. That of Auvernier is estimated to contain some 5tJ arcs. t An aged fisherman has told us that, wlieu a child, "he sometimes amused himself by thiiistiug, vvith a long pole, at these old
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. <^'"^^. Fie'uie 23, Figure 22. * It is not easy to assign the extent of these palafittes on acconnt of their border being often very sinuous. Some comprise a surface of several hectares, especially those on the southern shore of Lake Neuchatel. That of Auvernier is estimated to contain some 5tJ arcs. t An aged fisherman has told us that, wlieu a child, "he sometimes amused himself by thiiistiug, vvith a long pole, at these old pots ; that there were great heaps, real mountains of ; t According to Brogniart, TraitS des Arts ciramiqites, p. 487, this mode of fabrication still exists in certain parts of France. The pottery is fashioned by the hand, after which it is baked in the open ak by means of the flame of heaps of fern which suiTound Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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